Blog 2017-01-02

(At Mary Magdalan Church)

My son, you hear the cock crowing in the distance. Will you deny Me? So many of My children do so every moment of every day. My heart is pierced with every denial. Yes, your God feels pain and heartbreak.

I wish that all of My children would open wide the doors of their hearts and let Me in as they would welcome long-lost friends. I would invigorate their spirits with renewed ferver.

Sweep out all that soils your soul and make room for Me! Purge all that clutters your mind so that you will see and hear Me clearly.

Longing for My presence shortens the distance between us.

"Peter said to him, "Though all become deserters because of you, I will never desert you." Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times." Peter said to him, "Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you." And so said all the disciples."  Mat 26:33-35 (NRSV)

"O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you."  Psa 38:9 (NRSV)

"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God."  Rom 15:7 (NRSV)

Blog 2017-01-01

My son, today you celebrate My Blessed Mother. She is worthy of all praise and honor, for a God-child was borne to her and only to her - no other was worthy to fulfill the prophecies written long before.

The shepherds traveled far to welcome and honor Me at that time. They also gave praise to My Blessed Mother and Father for My Spirit gave them knowledge of the difficulties My Mother and Father must face.

You too are like the shepherds, being drawn to My rebirth at every mass offered by My priest sons. The full cycle of My life is celebrated during mass from My birth to My death to My ascension and outpouring of Our Holy Spirit. The mysteries contained are deep and many. Contemplate them.

My son, it is right to put Me first. I desire you to put others first before yourself as well since I reside in every person.

My presence lies dormant in many until the soil of their soul is prepared and made ready. My Spirit then blossoms to prepare for a fruitful offering. Liken it to seeds that fall in the desert and await the rains for many years, My presence awaits the soul’s fertile welcome and trust. I then sprout into life-giving Spirit and grace just as the desert seed sprouts and grows. Some seeds sprout quickly, others take many years. I Am tireless in patience and grieve when My children’s spirit returns to My Father at death without bearing fruit.

"The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God."  Luk 1:30-35 (NRSV)

"But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. "So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today."  Mat 6:33-34 (NRSV)

"He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.""  Mar 4:26-29 (NRSV)

"Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation..."  2Pe 3:14-15 (NRSV)